Mechanical design consulting, independent

Helped companies design and scale awesome products (among many things). Mechanical design consultancy and machine shop in the heart of San Francisco.

Employee 5 in San Jose, 1st mechanical engineerDesign/build/testing of first products of their kindMajor consumer electronics and medical clientsDeveloped several trade show/consumer study ready, functional prototypes in under two weeks, including software development, board bring up, and enclosures with advanced surfacing (prototyped by 3D printing and machining)

Complete with heads-up display, rear-view camera feed, GPS navigation, cell phone pairing, and much more, the SKULLY helmet brings fighter pilot tech to the motorycle rider.My priorities include:- Defining and driving product specifications based on a variety of design inputs (user experience, safety, regulatory, manufacturing)- Ensuring the helmet meets those specifications as ship date approaches through vigorous testing with various laboratories and experts- Innovating the whole design process to reduce time to market. Finding solutions that are at the apex of maximum user experience for minimal development time.- Coordinating a multinational team of various areas of expertise (electrical, mechanical, manufacturing)

- Continuous improvement of an emerging EP diagnostic catheter line. Incorporated RoHS compliant technologies into the current catheter which exceeded strength requirements and complied with upcoming regulatory requirements. Developed new mechanical test methods for flexible printed circuit board testing. Evaluated technologies in thoroughly researched reports, including extensive data analysis, cross-section photos, intermetallic compound (IMC) measurements, and EDS spectra.- Highlighted design concerns for an ablation catheter assembly through tolerance analysis of critical assembly components, providing information for developing product and process specifications.- Continued engineering of a new curve shape for an ablation catheter. Completed all updates before required deadlines. Primary point of contact with injection-molded component suppliers.- Supported cables and generator manufacturing group, helping them completely eliminate the growing list of backorders for their product.

I designed and built a helmet dispensing system, Helmet Hub, alongside a team of fellow MIT mechanical engineers in order to meet public safety concerns of a growing cyclist community. Our design won the MIT 2.009 Design Competition for 2011, and captured the attention of the media and bikeshare programs worldwide.Our energy-efficient, sleek, user-friendly design was solar-powered and space-efficient, making it an appealing option for busy cities and bikeshare programs. In November 2013, the first official HelmetHub device debuted in Boston.For more information, see "Projects" below.

Prepared the company for a transition into a thin film interposers (TFIs) to substrate-integrated pins for wafer testing. Design of experiments, forensics, metrology, electron dispersion spectroscopy.

Electrical design for the MIT Space Propulsion Lab on iEPS, an ion electrospray propulsion system, for 1-kg satellites called CubeSats (See below for more details).

Civil/structural engineering services. Drafting, CAD, site surveying, and other office tasks.